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Four of the five main tourism agencies of the British Isles have joined forces to promote green tourism and unify the way sustainable tourism ini- tiatives are certified. Visit England, Visit Wales,


Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Fáilte Ireland have developed a single sys- tem to endorse the quality of operations and criteria of sus- tainable tourism certification programmes operating in and across the countries. Te new endorsement pro-


leisure media sTudIo Te four agencies have signed up to promote green tourism in the UK


cess, undertaken by the International Centre for Responsible Tourism based at Leeds Metropolitan University on behalf of the national boards, will provide independent assurance of which certification programmes are fit for purpose, and in turn will support all sustainable tourism certification programmes


in these areas to improve their systems and cri- teria to achieve international standards. It is the first time national authorities have


come together to develop any such scheme. A spokesperson described the development as a sign of “how seriously the sustainability agenda is being taken in each country”.


Tourism industry ‘worth £317m’ to Swansea Bay peTe hayMan


New figures published by Swansea Council have found that visitor spending in the Swansea Bay area increased by 3 per cent last year. According to the Scarborough Tourism Economic Activity Monitor (STEAM), the


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tourism sector helped to contribute an addi- tional £317m for the region. Council strategic manager for tourism, mar-


keting and events Frances Jenkins said: “2010 was another very positive year for all sectors involved in tourism across Swansea Bay.”


Mayor announces cable car contractors peTe hayMan


London mayor Boris Johnson has revealed that Mace will lead a consortium of contrac- tors that will be responsible for delivering a new cable car link across the Tames. Work is due to commence


on the scheme this summer, which will connect Greenwich with the Royal Docks and is due to be completed ahead of the London 2012 Games. Dopplemayr; Watson Steel;


URS Scott Wilson; and Buro Happold are the other firms to comprise the consortium that will build the Wilkinson Eyre-designed link. Meanwhile, Transport for London (TfL) has


launched a process to find commercial part- ners prepared to invest in the project.


© CYBERTREK 2011 Te new cable car service will link the ExCeL centre with the O2 Arena TfL has confirmed that a winning bidder is


expected to be named later this year, although it would provide upfront funding to ensure the cable car scheme can get underway.


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